Weird Lincoln Mint Mark?

MrLee

I've had this 1954 S for a while and never knew what to make of it. I'm hoping some of you Lincoln experts might have seen this before or know what it is. There's an extra something along side the mint mark but I can't quite tell what it is. Sorry the close-up isn't better.

nucklehead

Maybe a chipped die? or a strike thru? Maybe Dog97 can tell for sure.

Cam40

Its strange.It doesnt really look like a RPM or OMM.
I guess it was a damaged die maybe.
Doubled partial arrant 5?
Its weird.

clackamas

It looks like part of the 9. Interesting, never seen one before. A die problem for sure just don't know exactly what.

KoinKollector

Thats the infamous "san jose" or whatever cent? I remember someone awhile afo talking about it? CMdmead?

Cam40

Thats pretty cool.I can see how you could say its an `added` J.
Little known variety?
Another possiblity is a ` struck-through dropped filling`.The filling of a grease/dirt- filled digit or letter can sometimes pop out and land on the die somewhere,then get struck-through and appear in an odd place.

This might be a `struck-through partial dropped filling` or something

Conder101

It is a die chip. It has been known for quite some time. It was listed in all five editions Major variety and oddities beginning at least in the mid 1960's.

nucklehead

See Lee,I thought it might be a die chip, Condor knows his coins.